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Larry Lambert’s All Philadelphia Phillies Team, Pitchers
Steve Carlton leads the way.
The Phillies haven’t enjoyed an overabundance of outstanding starting pitchers over the years, but they still have a couple of hall of famers in their five-man rotation. Plus, they do have a clear-cut anchor on this staff.
Starting pitcher: Steve Carlton
In 1972 Lefty had one of the greatest seasons of any pitcher in the history of MLB. He went 27–10 for a Phillies team that went 59–97. He led the NL in innings pitched with 346.1, and strikeouts with 310. His WAR for that season was 12.1. In all, Steve had five 20-win seasons for the Phils. He also led the league in strikeouts five times. His record with the Phillies was 241–161 with an ERA of 3.09. His WAR for his 15 years with the Phillies was 64.6. Steve Carlton easily heads up this Phillies rotation.
Starting pitcher: Cole Hammels
Cole Hammels was like Steve Carlton lite. Both were lanky left-handers with nasty sliders. While Hammels may not be as devastating as Carlton, he was still plenty good for the Phillies. In 10 seasons with the Phils Hammels compiled a record of 141–97 with an ERA of 3.34. Thrown in there were a couple of seasons where he had a WAR of 6.6. Cole has done some nice work in the postseason, running up a…
